Biology
Loyal to the roots
From small lavender flowers to rampant beef stalks, there is nothing outstanding about the Lake Big-shale coast weed that gives the idea that this may be a wonder in the…
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Biology
Discover the secret of spider silk stamina
According to new disclosures published by researchers at MIT's Department of Environmental & Civil Engineering (CEE), the strength of biological materials such as spider…
Biology
Super durable armor from spider silk
To be able to weave spider silk into super durable armor, US researchers are aiming to alter the genes of bacteria, plants or animals. From there, help produce enough am…
Biology
Color the silk without dyeing
Why do it take silk dyeing when silkworms can be genetically modified to create any color in rainbow colors? It is the goal of Japanese scientists to transform their gen…
Biology
How does parasitic plant find its host?
If you have ever seen the scene in the rainforest standing still suddenly becoming flexible and crawling on the ground toward fresh blood, do you think that hunting inst…
Biology
Manufacturing artificial spider silk: many useful applications in the future
A group of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has identified two key physical processes, resulting from studying the strength and durability…
Biology
A species of creeper knows 'sniffing'
The parasitic rose does not have a nose but it knows how to smell its prey and attack crops like tomatoes, carrots, onions, citrus, alfalfa and flowers.
Biology
Spotted spiders from ... legs
Spider silk is usually created from the lower abdomen, but German researchers have recently found the hairy tropical spider that releases silk that is sticky at the feet…
Biology
The secret of spider silk
French scientists have learned about the natural properties of spider silk fibers, especially in terms of strength and torsion. They studied why a spider clinging to a t…
Biology
Why do spiders spread silk?
Some spiders weave a net into a net or a tube wall is quite a feat, which is the case of huge house spiders. Other spiders like garden spiders weave into extremely beaut…
Animal world
See the silk spider, you will have to recognize this is a great architect of the animal world
With only 4 minutes, you will be watching
Animal world
Spiders can release silk to neutralize prey
Without waiting for the trap to fall, Gnaphosid spiders choose a direct projectile to control the target.
Animal world
Ghost spiders know how to fly silk to make kites to cross the sea
Ghost spiders use silk as kite wings to fly hundreds of kilometers through the ocean to settle on the island more than 600km from the Chilean coast.
Animal world
People have created hybrid goats, both for milk and silk
In addition to the ability to produce spider silk milk, these goats have almost no changes in health, appearance and personality compared to normal goats, scientists sai…